Older Older devicesdevices

Susceptible to:

Circumvention

Tampering by offenders

False positives – positive readings due to mouth alcohol or environmental sources

ACS WR3

Handset Sample

Smart Start

Handset Sample

current current devicesdevices

Draeger Interlock XT

Guardian Interlock

current current devicesdevices

LifeSaferMonitech Quicktest

current current devicesdevices

How does it work?How does it work?

A driver must blow into the

mouthpiece of the device

The device checks the drivers breath

for measurable alcohol

If measurable alcohol is detected, the vehicle will not

start

Sober drivers will be able to operate the vehicles normally

How does it work?How does it work?BAC = 0 Ignition

Pre-set level The pre-set level refers to the breath alcohol

concentration at which the driver will be prevented from starting the vehicle.

The pre-set level is determined by the state authority. In most jurisdictions this is about .02 and can vary up to .05.

The interlock device is never set at .00 in order to prevent frequent lockouts due to “false positives”.

A false positive is when insignificant amounts of alcohol that would not impair the driver are detected, such as from the alcohol in mouth wash, and the driver is still prevented from starting the vehicle. This is not unusual because even our own bodies can produce alcohol as a natural by-product when consuming certain foods.

How does it work?How does it work?

BAC > 0.02 Interlock

BAC <= 0.02 Warn

BAC = 0 Ignition